Новости за 18.04.2018

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, stressing that bilateral agreements better serve interests of the country’s economy and its workers.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani believes that Tehran’s continued cooperation with Turkey may help prevent an escalation of tensions in Syria.

Brazilian footballer Tiago Dos Santos of Nacional Potosi was dissatisfied with his early replacement and began a scuffle with his own coach, after which he was removed, leaving his team a player short.

A criminal case has been brought against a student, who wounded two people at school and set the latter on fire on Wednesday morning.

Four people have been hospitalized as result of a knife attack at a school in Russia's city of Sterlitamak.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russia has expanded its capabilities of launching strategic missile systems from unprecedented distances, Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) chief Gen. Lori Robinson told Congress.

Washington is determined to maintain control over northern Syria, currently held by the US-backed Kurdish militia. Donald Trump is seeking to shift the burden of military responsibility onto Arab states, which means that the US occupation of Syrian territories will continue, American author Brandon Turbeville has told Sputnik.

Washington is determined to maintain control over northern Syria, held by the US-backed Kurdish militia. Donald Trump seeks to shift the burden of military responsibility on to Arab states, which means that the US occupation of Syrian territories will continue, American author Brandon Turbeville told Sputnik.

New York City plastic surgeons claim the demand for customized nipples is rising, with patients saying they are inspired by celebrities like Kendall Jenner who often wear sheer tops.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Starbucks will close all of its more than 8,000 company-owned stores in the United States on May 29 to conduct racial-bias education in light of the wrongful arrest of two black men at one of the coffee chain’s locations, CEO Kevin Johnson said in a statement on Tuesday.

More than 14 million British millennials will never be able to afford their own homes according to a report by the Resolution Foundation think tank. Sputnik spoke to Dr Hanna Szymborska Lecturer in Economics at the Open University about how the crisis got so far and how can it be rectified.

Twitter users are trying to outshine each other as they mock French President Emmanuel Macron over his reported remark that he is "an equal" to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

Four attacks rocked Afghanistan over the weekend, with at least 26 government security officers being killed and two schools torched Saturday and Sunday night. Government officials are blaming Taliban militants for some of the attacks.

Adult film star Stormy Daniels made US headlines Tuesday after producing a composite sketch of the man she alleges threatened her into silence concerning her alleged 2006 affair with Donald Trump, who would go on to become US president.

A flesh-eating disease known as the Buruli ulcer, which is usually found in West and Central Africa, has been increasing at an alarming rate in Australia over the past two years, especially in the state of Victoria.

The US government’s reluctance to sell high-end short-takeoff and vertical landing F-35B aircraft to Taiwan is turning into a major disappointment for defense officials on the island - and the Chinese spies living there - according to a new report.

Sputnik spoke to Dr. Binoy Kampmark, a Senior Lecturer at RMIT University, Melbourne and former Commonwealth Scholar at Selywn College, Cambridge University; who is also a contributing editor to CounterPunch to find out more about the France's role in Syrian conflict as well as about the recent Emmanuel Macron's statements on the topic.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has announced that he is willing to fund proxy servers and VPNs that help bypass the Russian government’s ban on the messaging app.

Ever since US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the US was going to be firing off missiles against Syria as a response to the alleged chemical attack in Douma, critics have questioned whether POTUS had a right to do so without congressional approval.

The wife of former President George H.W. Bush and mother of former President George W. Bush, Barbara Pierce Bush, has passed away at the age of 92.

This pooch’s excitement for dinnertime has him stuck on loop!

According to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, when asked if he's spoken with North Korean head Kim Jong-un personally, US President Donald Trump responded with a "yes."

According to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, when asked if he's spoken with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally, US President Donald Trump responded with a "yes."

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Russian Ministry of Transport informed Washington that Moscow will extend overflight approvals for US airlines through October and for all-cargo flights from Asia to Europe through April, a State Department spokesperson told Sputnik.

On Tuesday, a former director at Cambridge Analytica consultancy firm submitted her evidence to the British government’s inquiry into the Facebook data mining scandal that likely compromised far more than 87 million users’ data.